(共55张PPT)
Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
R·八年级下册
Section B 2a-2e
New words
letter
Miss
disabled
blind
deaf
n.信；函
n.女士；小姐
adj.丧失能力的；
有残疾的
adj.瞎的；失明的
adj.聋的
imagine
difficulty
open
door
v.想象；设想
n.困难；难题
v.开；打开
n.门
carry
train
v.拿；提；扛
v.训练；培训
excited
training
kindness
clever
adj.激动的；
兴奋的
n.训练；培训
n.仁慈；善良
adj.聪明的；聪颖的
understand
change
v.理解；领会
v.&n.变化；改变
New phrases
set up
建起；设立
make a difference
影响；有作用
understand
change
difficulty
clever
kindness
train
excited
carry
door
imagine
deaf
blind
disabled
training
excited
open
letter
Miss
Words game
Lead-in
When we write a letter in English, what do we have to write at the beginning and at the end
Salutation(称呼)
Body (正文)
The main structure of a letter
Closing Signature
(结尾辞)
How do you usually thank someone who helps you Discuss this with a partner.
have a call
write a letter
2a
chat on QQ
send Wechat messages
&
Read the letter and answer the questions.
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li Why
Ben Smith.
Because she helped him make it possible to have a special trained dog.
2. What did Miss Li do
She sent money to Animal Helpers, a group that was set up to help disabled people.
2b
1. The writer can’t use his arms or legs well.
2. Lucky was brought to the writer by his friend.
3. The owner and the dog have been trained at
“Animal helpers” for seven months.
4. A dog-helper is for those who are disabled.
5. Lucky can understand different orders.
Read the letter again and tell “T” or “F”.
T
T
F
T
F
Understanding Parts of Speech
Knowing what part of speech a word is (noun, verb, preposition, etc.)
can help you understand the word’s meaning.
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.
使……成为可能
影响；有作用
What would it be like to be blind or deaf Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can’t use my arms or legs well, so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me.
看不见或听不到
Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.
我的一位朋友
帮忙走出困境
After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog’s name is Lucky — a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog helper” because of your kindness!
狗狗帮手
Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can understand me when I give him orders. For example, I say, “Lucky! Get my book,” and he does it at once.
Lucky is a fantastic dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for changing my life.
Best wishes,
Ben Smith
Read aloud and then complete the passage below.
Ben Smith thanks Miss Li for ______ money to Animal Helpers, a group that helps disabled people like Ben. Ben can’t do many _______ things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or ________ things.
giving
normal
carrying
Lucky is a _____________ dog. He can ____ many _______ people like Ben live more ______ (happy). Lucky is smart and can understand many _______ words. He is helping to change Ben’s life for the better.
special trained
help
disabled
happily
English
1. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to
help disabled people like me.
Language points
be sure that“认为……一定会；确信”，主语必
须用表示人的名词或代词来充当，that可以省略。
be sure后面还可以接由whether，where，when，who等引导的名词性从句，这时主句通常为否定
形式。
【拓展】
be sure to do sth. 表示“肯定/一定会做某事”；
be sure of/about sth. 表示“对某事有把握”；
to be sure 表示“诚然；的确”。
2. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.
make it +adj.+for sb.+to do sth.
使(某人)做某事变得……
例：这座石桥使村民过河变得方便起来。
This stone bridge makes it convenient for
the villagers to cross the river.
“make +宾语+宾语补足语”结构的其他形式：
(1)“make +宾语+形容词”, 意为“使某人/某物处于
某种状态”
例：轻音乐总是令我放松。
Light music always makes me relaxed.
【拓展】
例：那位老师尽力使自己成为学生们的好朋友。
The teacher tries his best to make himself
a good friend of his students.
(2)“make +宾语+名词（短语）”，意为“使某人/
某物成为……”。
(3) “ make +宾语+ do sth.”，意为“让某人做某事”。
例：不要再让那个小孩哭了。
Don’t make the baby cry anymore.
make, let等使役动词以及look, watch, see, hear, listen等感官动词在主动语态中常接不带to的动词不定式作宾语补足语，但是在被动语态中to要还原。
3. Lucky makes a big difference to my life.
make a difference (to)意为“(对……)有影响；(对……起)作用”。
difference 前面还可用 some，big，great 等词修饰，make a big /great difference表示“有重大影响；起很大作用”。
【拓展】
make no difference 没有影响；无关紧要
make all the difference 关系重大；大不相同
例：她是否富有对我并没有影响。
Whether she is rich or not makes no difference
to me.
—Which should we start with, Water World or
Space World
—Either is OK, it makes no ______ to me.
A. mistake B. promise
C. difference D. decision
湖北孝感中考
4. Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands easily.
imagine作动词, 意为“想象；设想”, 不可用于进行时。其名词形式为 imagination，意为“想象”。
例：你能想象在月球上的生活吗？
Can you imagine life on the moon
【拓展】
imagine doing sth. 想象做某事
imagine sb.to do sth. 想象某人做某事
imagine + that/what 从句
例：他试着想象是在月球上。
He tried to imagine being on the moon.
她把自己想象成一位有名的歌手。
She imagines herself to be a famous singer.
5. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of
having a dog.
excited为形容词, “兴奋的；激动的； 感到兴奋的”
be excited about… 对……感到兴奋。
例：听说你们的成功，我们非常兴奋。
We are very excited about hearing of your
success.
【拓展】exciting与excited
(1) exciting 令人兴奋的，表示某事（物）给人的
感受，主语一般是物，在句中作表语或定语。
例：这个消息让我们兴奋得无法入睡。
The news is so exciting that we can’t go to
sleep.
(2) excited感到兴奋的，表示人的心理感受，
作表语时，主语一般是人。
例：每个人都为这胜利的消息而激动。
Everybody was excited at the news
of victory.
—Did you watch the first match of the Russian
World Cup
—Of course! We were so _____ to watch the _____
match.
A. exciting; excited B. excited; excited
C. exciting; exciting D. excited; exciting
【新疆乌鲁木齐中考】
6. Because I feel very lucky to have him.
be/feel lucky to do sth. “做某事感到很幸运”其中lucky为形容词, 意为 “幸运的”。
例：她很幸运地赶上了最后一班航班。
She felt lucky to catch the last flight.
7. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and
I could show you how he helps me.
show作动词，“出示；显示”。
show sb. sth./show sth. to sb.把某物给某人看。
例：她把她的新毛衣给我们看。
She showed us her new sweater.
She showed her new sweater to us.
Look at the list of words below. Circle the
part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words.
1. group (adj. / n. )
___________________________________________
2. disabled (adj. / adv. )
___________________________________________
3. difference (adv. / n. )
_____________________________________________
We’d better go in a group.
I know that a lot of disabled people need our help.
Can you find the difference between the two pictures
2c
4. imagine ( v. / n. )
_________________________________
5. difficulties ( n. / adj. )
_________________________________
6. normal (adv. / adj. )
_________________________________
_________________________________
You can easily imagine my surprise.
Each family has its own difficulties.
A person’s normal temperature is 37 degrees Centigrade.
7. training (adv. / n. )
__________________________________
8. kindness ( n. / v. )
_______________________________________
Nurses have several years of training.
Good looks are not as important as kindness.
Use the information in the letter to make
true sentences by matching the different parts.
SUBJECT
Miss Li
Ben Smith
Lucky
Animal Helpers
VERB
can get
trains
sent
wrote
OBJECT
a letter to Miss Li.
money to Animal Helpers.
animals like Lucky.
things for disabled people.
2d
1. Miss Li sent money to Animal Helpers.
2. Ben Smith wrote a letter to Miss Li.
3. Lucky can get things for disabled people.
4. Animal Helpers trains animals like Lucky.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. In what other ways do you think dogs are able to
help people
Dogs are able to help people by looking after the house, taking care of sheep, helping people find something and so on.
Horses, cows, elephants.
2e
2. What other animals can we train to help people
课时小结
set up
make a difference
make it possible
I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me.
You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.
Lucky makes a big difference to my life.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf
…opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me.
Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out.
3. Can you ________ (想象) the life in twenty years
1. Uncle Rick spent the whole afternoon f_____ our
broken bike.
Exercise
fixing
2. (四川南充中考) Although Peter’s mom is ________
(残疾的), he still takes pride in her.
disabled
imagine
4. Mike used to help the old woman ______ (提) water.
5. I used to write a ______ (信) to my parents once a
month.
6. Mr. White speaks very fast. I can’t ___________
(理解) him.
carry
letter
understand
7. His success _____all the Chinese people.
We believe that he can do better in next Olympic
Games.
A. cheers up B. wakes up C. calls up
8. Our sports meeting has been ____ till next Monday
because of the bad weather.
A. put on B. put up
C. put off D. put down
9. The Internet is so closely connected with our daily
life. Can you ______ a life without it
A. understand B. imagine
C. consider D. expect
10. —Thanks for _____ to my problem and giving
me your advice, Amy.
—My pleasure. That’s what friends are for.
A. listen B. listening
C. to listen D. listened
(江苏苏州中考)
11. —I’m Daisy, not Jessie.
—Sorry, I have difficulty ______ people’s names.
A. remembering B. remember
C. to remember D. remembered
12. To win the basketball game, Dave and other
players spend four hours _____ in the sports
center every day.
A. repairing B. training
C. opening D. changing
Homework
1. Read the letter and review key words, sentences
and language points.
To thank someone who help you and care about the disabled friends in your daily life.
